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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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In other U.S. cities, subway stations were treated as engineering problems with cosmetic finishes; here, architecture was given equal standing with the technical demands of moving trains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Is the man preaching salvation on the subway a predator?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The roads climb and twist around steep hillsides, while the subway trundles underneath and then through layers of buildings.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The story of why it took Los Angeles so long to build a subway beneath Wilshire involves much more than a failure to get state or federal funding.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Years earlier, on his way to meet a Soviet agent in New York City, Ames accidentally left his briefcase on the subway.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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